We performed a comparison between NetApp StorageGRID and Pure Storage FlashBlade based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two File and Object Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The management portals have most significantly improved our data retrieval times. They've made it much easier to restore data compared to our previous methods."
"Right now, we have an older StorageGRID. I like that we can grow it."
"The most valuable feature is tiering."
"It has enabled us to save money on storage costs. We removed our tape library."
"StorageGRID is designed for cloud-based, highly scalable storage. Think big names like service providers like Google who need massive storage volumes with scalability. It also offers cloud-enabled storage capabilities with cloud management functionality. So, if you prioritize scalability and cloud integration, StorageGRID is the way to go. Its object-based storage is built specifically for that purpose."
"It has improved our operational efficiency through time consumption and logistics by 40 to 50 percent. Everything that had to do with our legacy tape solution has been improved and is now more efficient."
"Cost-effective and easy to deploy."
"The technical support is good."
"The initial setup was straightforward. If you know how to plug in power and network you're pretty much qualified. They were on site to configure the network, the box to fit into our network architecture. Other than that, we self-managed from there."
"The ease of deployment and management has helped us simplify our storage. We also do not have to worry about capacity management as much. A lot of these things are native to Pure Storage."
"The tool's most valuable features are data warehousing, speedy recovery, and analytics. Its latest release is cost-effective."
"Using this solution has made our backups more reliable."
"It is very easy to use, and it is very fast."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is performance."
"Speed and ease of use are the two most valuable features."
"The solution provides many controllers."
"The integration with more apps has room for improvement."
"Improvements need to be made in the support area."
"Data retrieval speed could be better."
"The processes around installation and upgrade need improvement."
"It has its quirks here and there, but it is an older NetApp system."
"We want to move towards Azure in the cloud. Right now, the system is all physical."
"The redundancy and reliability are great, but I also see room for improvement there. I would like to see more efficiency in the storage and dedupe/compression solutions."
"I just recommend improving the marketing campaigns in Pakistan."
"The technical support needs to improve. When we open a case, it is auto assigned to a support tech person. Nine out of ten times, we get an email right back saying that person is off until tomorrow. I cannot handle that. They just did this over the weekend to us, too. I had to call our rep and have them do something about it."
"The features provided for SMB customers are limited."
"I want efficiency. FlashBlade doesn't have efficiency now."
"I would like to see better integration."
"Pure Storage FlashBlade should improve on more cloud integration."
"It would be nice if you could store file-based in the same box with the same technology."
"The Pure Storage Orchestrator is our biggest pain point at the moment. If we can have more say in future developments of feature sets that we will need to support for our use case, that would be pretty beneficial to us."
"There is some room for new features related to authentication and integration with Kubernetes, and other solution using S3 Bucket."
NetApp StorageGRID is ranked 7th in File and Object Storage with 12 reviews while Pure Storage FlashBlade is ranked 6th in File and Object Storage with 31 reviews. NetApp StorageGRID is rated 8.4, while Pure Storage FlashBlade is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of NetApp StorageGRID writes "Scalable object storage with robust data durability with efficient geo-distribution and comprehensive lifecycle management ensuring managing of large volumes of unstructured data". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Pure Storage FlashBlade writes "A high-performing and scalable solution that improves data performance for S3 workloads". NetApp StorageGRID is most compared with MinIO, Dell ECS, Red Hat Ceph Storage, Scality RING and Dell PowerScale (Isilon), whereas Pure Storage FlashBlade is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), VAST Data, MinIO, Pure Storage FlashArray and HPE Synergy. See our NetApp StorageGRID vs. Pure Storage FlashBlade report.
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